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When you dial 9-1-1, do you expect help to come screeching around the corner? Well, some people say that depends on where you live. Hear the story behind The People's Community Medics, residents of East Oakland who say 911 doesn't come fast enough to their neighborhoods, places they call "the trenches" or "urban communities of color."
When you dial 9-1-1, do you expect help to come screeching around the corner? Well, some people say that depends on where you live. Hear the story behind The People's Community Medics, residents of East Oakland who say 911 doesn't come fast enough to their neighborhoods, places they call "the trenches" or "urban communities of color."